Shooting on Black Orchid

The gun violence continued in the Lake Independence Area this morning. At about 10:30, shots were fired on Black Orchid Street ad two men were hit. 53 year old Jefferson Dawson and 22 year old Robert Macdonald were shot as they stood in a yard. The gunman ran off as one of the men in the yard took out his licensed weapon and fired warning shots.

Dawson and Mcdonald were grazed and both were treated and released.

Police detained a 22 year old man from the area.